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| Keywords: Lancaster B1 PA474 28 May 1988.jpg A Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster B Mk I serial number PA474 in flight during Air Fete'88 a NATO aircraft display hosted by the U S Air Force's 513th Airborne Command and Control Wing at RAF Mildenhall Suffolk UK PA474 is one of only two Lancasters remaining in airworthy condition out of the 7377 that were built “ the other being in Canada She was built in Chester in mid-1945 and was earmarked for the Tiger Force in the Far East However the war with Japan ended before she could take part in any hostilities She was therefore assigned to Photographic Reconnaissance duties with 82 Squadron RAF in East and South Africa While operating with 82 Squadron PA474 had her turrets removed In 1964 she was adopted by the Air Historical Branch RAF for future display in the proposed RAF Museum at Hendon Since 2007 PA474 wears the markings of EE139 the Phantom of the Ruhr ' that flew her first 30 strikes with No 100 Squadron based at Waltham before completing a further 91 operations with No 550 Squadron at North Killingholme She sports the letters HR-W of The Ton on her port side and BQ-B of 550 on her starboard commemorating the crews of both squadrons U S Defense Visual Information Center photo DF-ST-89-00307 http //www dodmedia osd mil/ 1988-05-28 USAF PD-USGov Avro Lancaster PA474 No 550 Squadron RAF No 82 Squadron RAF RAF Mildenhall Air Fete 1988 Photographs taken on 1988-05-28 | ||||
